otplsss Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Hey everyone. I thought I would start this thread so people can know if there has been movement on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Great idea - thank you! Do you think we’ll see much movement once the Ontario schools send out their offer of admission on the 14th or once UBC’s waitlist starts moving? I always wonder if Ontario students also apply in large numbers to U of A or if it’s mostly those from the prairies...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialOT Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, ot_lea2021 said: Great idea - thank you! Do you think we’ll see much movement once the Ontario schools send out their offer of admission on the 14th or once UBC’s waitlist starts moving? I always wonder if Ontario students also apply in large numbers to U of A or if it’s mostly those from the prairies...? I feel like UofA is a good back-up to the Ontario schools for Ontario students, as it doesn't have a provincial preference like many of the other schools. I emailed and UofA said we can start hearing/inquiring about waitlist sections (top, mid, bottom) after May 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otplsss Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, PotentialOT said: I feel like UofA is a good back-up to the Ontario schools for Ontario students, as it doesn't have a provincial preference like many of the other schools. I emailed and UofA said we can start hearing/inquiring about waitlist sections (top, mid, bottom) after May 17. I was thinking the same thing. In the email they also said they accepted just over half of the people on the waitlist last year. I wonder if that’s the norm or if it was due to covid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamz_883 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 9:34 AM, 2021ot said: I was thinking the same thing. In the email they also said they accepted just over half of the people on the waitlist last year. I wonder if that’s the norm or if it was due to covid? That’s the norm! However the wait list is usually 100 people and I heard this year it is 150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamz_883 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 9:23 AM, ot_lea2021 said: Great idea - thank you! Do you think we’ll see much movement once the Ontario schools send out their offer of admission on the 14th or once UBC’s waitlist starts moving? I always wonder if Ontario students also apply in large numbers to U of A or if it’s mostly those from the prairies...? Usually at least ~25 spots opens up after ontario schools release acceptances. The rest trickle in over the summer and remember there are lots of people who apply to OT at other schools as well as other programs (med, Physio, etc) and may decline their OT spot here if they get into their top choice program and/or school. Waiting can be painstaking but good luck to you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otplsss Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 14 hours ago, OThopefully said: That’s the norm! However the wait list is usually 100 people and I heard this year it is 150 Thank you for your response! Definitely eased my anxiety a bit. And yes it’s 150 people this year. Do you think they increased the waitlist because they’re expecting it to move quite a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) On 5/6/2021 at 3:23 PM, 2021ot said: Thank you for your response! Definitely eased my anxiety a bit. And yes it’s 150 people this year. Do you think they increased the waitlist because they’re expecting it to move quite a b Edited May 10, 2021 by ot_lea2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Hello, has anyone received an email this morning from the U of A admissions office telling you were you are on the waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTOT2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, ot_lea2021 said: Hello, has anyone received an email this morning from the U of A admissions office telling you were you are on the waitlist? Hi, I received one informing me where I was generally on the waitlist (OT) but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReallywanttobeOT Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I was told I was in the bottom half. Does anyone know if people who are in the bottom half usually make it in? I feel like the answer is no but just trying to plan out what I should do in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialOT Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I got an email saying I am in the middle. Argh! That's so tough to tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReallywanttobeOT Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Also, if anyone has done upgrading in the past, where did you go to upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTOT2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, ReallywanttobeOT said: I was told I was in the bottom half. Does anyone know if people who are in the bottom half usually make it in? I feel like the answer is no but just trying to plan out what I should do in the fall. I think U of A OT takes in more than half of their waitlist every year usually but this year has 150 seats so maybe they're anticipating to take more? Either way, don't lose hope! I know it's so nerve wracking having to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTuofahopeful Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 hours ago, PotentialOT said: I got an email saying I am in the middle. Argh! That's so tough to tell! I got the same email this morning - the wait and worrying is so tough! I’m crossing my fingers that there is enough movement to start admitting people in the middle. It’s been my dream to go into OT for years as I’m sure it has been for everyone else. Here’s to hoping we get admitted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialOT Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Has anyone received an acceptance off the wait-list yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 I found out that I’m at the top of the waitlist for OT at the U of A!!! I hope that it starts to move soon...once I get in, I’ll decline my offer at U of T. Hopefully then somebody too well get of the waitlist at Toronto sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 20 hours ago, OTuofahopeful said: I got the same email this morning - the wait and worrying is so tough! I’m crossing my fingers that there is enough movement to start admitting people in the middle. It’s been my dream to go into OT for years as I’m sure it has been for everyone else. Here’s to hoping we get admitted! I hope you get off too! Do you think top of the list is # 1-50, middle is 51-100, and bottom is 101-150? Also, from my understanding the first 60-80 people got in last year. Usually it’s closer to 50-60 people. I suspect last year, more people got off the waitlist because it was a COVID year...which meant online lectures, travel uncertainties (between provinces even...like the Atlantic bubble). I think this then prompted the U of A to increase their waitlist just in case if this year is like last year’s. Which it may or may not be... Again, I hope this year yields the same amount of people to get off the waitlist as last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 17 hours ago, PotentialOT said: Has anyone received an acceptance off the wait-list yet? I haven’t heard that anyone has yet...after all, it still has only been like 3 days since the Ontario schools released their acceptances. I think that we’ll begin to see movement next week, and probably a big wave after May 29th (as it is the last day to accept an Ontario offer). It’s good to keep in mind that a lot of people accept and pay their deposit for several schools, and typically make their final decision close to the last deadline. So, I would suspect that even though many of those who decided to go with an Ontario school rather than U of A...will probably not decline just yet until they have firmly accepted an Ontario school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTuofahopeful Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 53 minutes ago, ot_lea2021 said: I hope you get off too! Do you think top of the list is # 1-50, middle is 51-100, and bottom is 101-150? Also, from my understanding the first 60-80 people got in last year. Usually it’s closer to 50-60 people. I suspect last year, more people got off the waitlist because it was a COVID year...which meant online lectures, travel uncertainties (between provinces even...like the Atlantic bubble). I think this then prompted the U of A to increase their waitlist just in case if this year is like last year’s. Which it may or may not be... Again, I hope this year yields the same amount of people to get off the waitlist as last year! Thank you! And yes I believe that the wait list is likely broken down into those sections. I hope this year yields the same amount of people too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraPT123 Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Has anyone heard from U of A OT yet like has anyone gotten off the waitlist yet? Gigi for OT_21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 8:12 PM, SaraPT123 said: Has anyone heard from U of A OT yet like has anyone gotten off the waitlist yet? I just got an email telling me that I got in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ototot2 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, ot_lea2021 said: I just got an email telling me that I got in! Same here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ot_lea2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, ototot2 said: Same here! That’s awesome!!! ototot2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTUOFA2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, ot_lea2021 said: That’s awesome!!! I also got accepted!! Yay everyone!! ototot2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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